Shipping-crate.



C. A. AGAR.

SHIPPiNG CRATE.

APPLICATION man luLY 22. 1914.

Patented. May 18, 1915.

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witness C. A. AGAR.

SHIPPING CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY 22, 1914.

11,914.83 l Patented May 18, 1915.

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ENFER@ STATES PATENT CALVIN A. AGAR, 0F EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

SHIPENGr-CRATE.

Application filed July 22, 1914.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CALVIN A. AGAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Orange, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shipping-Crates; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

rlhis invention relates to shipping crates and more particularly to that type of crate made of corrugated paper or of similar light material.

1t has for an object to provide an improved means for reinforcing the top and bottom members of the box to strengthen the box, the corners, and to prevent the binding agent such as a piece of rope from cutting through the box as will be the case in the absence of the reinforcements.

Further objects will be apparent from the following specification, appended claim and drawings in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box set up, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view therethrough, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the interior of one of the top or bottom members and Fig. L1 is a perspective view of one of the inside corners of the top or bottom members.

1n shipping cases of this type, it is necessary that the material used shall be of light but durable character, but the portions thereof which are subjected to the most strain require reinforcing at intervals. 1t occurs that the points requiring reinforcement in the construction of the shipping cases also require the reinforcement against damage from the binder.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals indicate similar parts, there is shown a case comprising top and bottom members 10 and 11 respectively, with a spacing member 12 therebetween. rllhe top and bottom members 10 and 11 are of duplicate construction only as shown in Fig. 2, one of these members has its interior dimensions to conform with the exterior dimensions of the other member, so that when the spacing member l2 is folded and placed in either the top or bottom member as the case may be, the other top or bottom member may be placed to partially en- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1915.

Serial No. 852,445.

velop the smaller member and the included spacing member.

lThe spacing member 12 will preferably be made of corrugated paper and will be one continuous piece of material of the desired width having the strengthening ribs disposed transversely across the length, in having the ends of this blank secured to one another as in common practice and then by having the spacing member bent transversely thereof at desired points to conform with the top and bottom members. This spacing member can be folded to compact form having a length equal to that of one of the long side walls.

1n view of the similar construction of the top and bottom members, description of one will be sufcient. This member is likewise made of material similar to that forming the spacing member and this piece of material is cut to form a blank having a central portion of the desired proportions from which extend the side walls. rlhese side walls are indicated as at 141 and they have their ends secured with strips of fabric such as eambric 15 which are gummed to the inside faces of the meeting ends of the side walls, after which this continuous piece of fabric 15 is secured to the outside faces of said meeting ends. After the four corners are secured, a strip of reinforcing material 16 is secured to each side wall along the inside face thereof so as to cause the angle formed by the leaf 17 to t in the angle formed by bending the side walls from the top or bottom member. r1`his reinforcing strip along each side wall of each top or bottom member is formed of much stiffer material than that of which the shipping case is formed, for instance, a fiber board or similar substitute. After the four sections of reinforcing material have been placed in each member, they are secured therein by staples 1T which pass through the side walls and through the reinforcing strips as shown. Staples 18 may then be passed through the side walls near the ends thereof to straddle the corner, pass through the two thicknesses of fabric 15, the ends of the side walls and the ends of the reinforcing strips 16 when they are clenched as shown. 1t will be seen that by the use of these corner staples, the corners of the box cannot be accidentally torn and that each corner is reinforced by a number of right angle sections Whichvoverlap one another and Which have their ridges disposed in different direcy tions. This is a necessary feature in such a shipping case as it frequently occurs that the corners of the boX are subjected to great strain or knocks.

After the boX has been set up as in the event of preparing the same for shipment in the extended position, a binder 19 is placed about the boX in any desired manner Where it may be fastened as atV 20. NOW it is apparent that as this binder is being tightened, or as any strain is exerted by this binder, there is a tendency for each of the corners about Which this binder passes to break through at points in proximity to the binder, especially in the case of corrugated paper Where the strain is liable to occur along one of the ridges formed by the corrugations. In this type of shipping case, it is apparent that the angular reinforcement receives a strain and distributes it along a great length so as to reduce it to a minimum. Y

It isthought that the setting up of the shipping case is clearly understood in vieW of the foregoing and further description thereof is unnecessary. l

Modifications may be made Within the scope of this invention Without departing from the spirit thereof and the drawings are submitted for illustrativepurposes only.

ber, side Walls extending Yperpendicularly4 from said central portion, said side Walls having the ends thereof secured to one another as by a continuous strip of staying. material extending over theopposite sides of the ends of said side Walls, reinforcing strips secured to said closures in the angle formed by said central portion and said side Walls, said angular reinforcements being of a material of a tougher character than that of Which the closures are made, parts of said angular reinforcements overlapping the edges of the side Walls Vand thereby strengthening the corners of ythe closures and staples passing through saidside Walls and some of the flanges of said angular reinforcements.

n testimony whereof I Yaffix my signa-AV ture in presence of tWo Witnesses.

Witnesses:

HAM C. ADAMS, HUGO Moon.

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'Y Washington, D. C.

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